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California's 1st State Assembly district

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California's 1st State Assembly district
Map of the district
Current assemblymember
  Megan Dahle
RBieber
Population512,334[1]
Demographics
Registration42.45% Republican
29.25% Democratic
17.24% No party preference

California's 1st State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Republican Megan Dahle of Bieber.

District profile

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The district stretches along the eastern edge of the state from the Oregon border to Lake Tahoe, wrapping around the Sacramento Valley along the northern Sierra Nevada. The district is primarily rural and heavily Republican and at 27, 276 square miles, is the largest assembly district by area in California.[2]

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results
2021 Recall Yes Yes 61.8 – 38.2%
2020 President Trump 56.3 - 41.4%
2018 Governor[3] Cox 61.2 – 38.8%
Senator[4] De Leon 59.1 – 40.9%
2016 President Trump 56.7 – 36.1%
Senator Harris 61.5 – 38.5%
2014 Governor Kashkari 55.9 – 44.1%
2012 President Romney 57.3 – 39.6%
Senator Emken 58.2 – 41.8%

List of members representing the district

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1851–1855: one seat

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Assembly members Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented
District established January 6, 1851

John Cook
(San Diego)
Whig January 6, 1851 –
January 5, 1852
Elected in 1850.
[data missing]
San Diego

Agoston Haraszthy
(San Diego)
Democratic January 5, 1852 –
January 3, 1853
Elected in 1851.
[data missing]

T. W. Tilgham
(San Diego)
[data missing] January 3, 1853 –
January 2, 1854
Elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Charles P. Noell
(San Diego)
Democratic January 2, 1854 –
January 1, 1855
Elected in 1853.
[data missing]

1855–1862: four seats

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Dates Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 1, 1855 –
January 7, 1856

Wilson W. Jones
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1854.
[data missing]

Francis Mellus
(Los Angeles)
Whig Elected in 1854.
[data missing]

Jefferson Hunt
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1856.
Retired.

William C. Ferrell
(San Diego)
Whig Elected in 1854.
[data missing]
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
January 7, 1856 –
January 5, 1857

J. Lancaster Brent
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1856.
[data missing]

John G. Downey
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1855.
[data missing]

Jeptha J. Kendrick
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1856.
[data missing]
January 5, 1857 –
January 4, 1858

Edward Hunter
(El Monte)
Democratic Elected in 1856.
[data missing]
January 4, 1858 –
January 3, 1859

Henry Hancock
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1858.

Andrés Pico
(Los Angeles)
Whig Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired to become a State Senator.

Isaac W. Smith
(Cherry Valley)
Democratic Elected in 1857.
[data missing]

Robert W. Groom
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1857.
[data missing]
January 3, 1859 –
January 2, 1860

G. N. Whitman
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1858.
[data missing]

A. S. Ensworth
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1858.
[data missing]
January 2, 1860 –
January 7, 1861

A. J. King
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1859.
[data missing]

Jonathan J. Warner
(Los Angeles)
Republican Elected in 1859.
[data missing]

W. A. Conn
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1859.
[data missing]

Robert W. Groom
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1859.
[data missing]
January 7, 1861 –
January 6, 1862

Charles W. Piercy
(Los Angeles)
Douglas
Democratic
Elected in 1860.
Killed in duel.

Murray Morrison
(Los Angeles)
Beckenridge
Democratic
Elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.

Abel Stearns
(Los Angeles)
Douglas
Democratic
Elected in 1860.
[data missing]

David B. Kurtz
(San Diego)
Beckenridge
Democratic
Elected in 1860.
[data missing]
Vacant

1862–1885: two seats

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Years   Seat A   Seat B Counties represented
Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history
January 6, 1862 –
December 7, 1863

Ben Barton
(San Bernardino)
Beckenridge
Democratic
Elected in 1861.
[data missing]

D. B. Hoffman
(San Diego)
Douglas
Democratic
Elected in 1861.
[data missing]
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino
December 7, 1863 –
December 4, 1865

R. G. Allen
(San Bernardino)
Beckenridge
Democratic
Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

George A. Johnson
(Santa Rosa)
Douglas
Democratic
Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

A. Van Leuven
(San Bernardino)
Union Elected in 1863.
[data missing]

Jeptha J. Kendrick
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1863.
Retired.
December 4, 1865 –
December 2, 1867

John W. Satterwhite
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1865.
David B. Kurtz
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1865.
Unseated due to contest in 1866.

George A. Johnson
(Santa Rosa)
Union Elected due to successful contest.
December 2, 1867 –
December 6, 1869

Benjamin I. Hayes
(Los Angeles)
Democratic Elected in 1867.
[data missing]

John M. James
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1867.
[data missing]
December 6, 1869 –
December 4, 1871

John W. Satterwhite
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1868.
Resigned on August 4, 1869.

William N. Robinson
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1868.
[data missing]
Vacant
December 4, 1871 –
December 1, 1873

George W. Dannals
(San Diego)
Democratic Elected in 1871.
[data missing]

Fenton M. Slaughter
(Chino)
Democratic Elected in 1871.
[data missing]
December 1, 1873 –
December 6, 1875

William W. Bowers
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1873.
[data missing]

N. J. Pishon
(San Bernardino)
Independent Elected in 1873.
[data missing]
December 6, 1875 –
December 3, 1877

James M. Pierce
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1875.
[data missing]

Henry Suverkrup
(San Bernardino)
Independent Elected in 1875.
[data missing]
December 3, 1877 –
January 5, 1880

Frederick N. Pauly
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1877.
[data missing]

Byron Waters
(San Bernardino)
Democratic Elected in 1877.
[data missing]
January 5, 1880 –
January 3, 1881

Henry M. Streeter
(Riverside)
Republican Elected in 1879.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data missing]

Charles C. Wattson
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1879.
[data missing]
January 3, 1881 –
January 8, 1883

Elijah W. Hendrick
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1880.
[data missing]
January 8, 1883 –
January 5, 1885

Edwin E. Parker
(San Diego)
Republican Elected in 1883.
[data missing]

Truman Reeves
(San Bernardino)
Republican Elected in 1883.
Redistricted to the 79th district.

1885–present: one seat

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Assembly members Party Years served Electoral history Counties represented

J. K. Johnson
(Crescent City)
Democratic January 5, 1885 –
January 3, 1887
Elected in 1884.
[data missing]
Del Norte, Siskiyou

R. H. Campbell
(Etna)
Republican January 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889
Elected in 1896.
Retired.

John M. McVay
(Eureka)
Democratic January 7, 1889 –
January 5, 1891
Elected in 1898.
[data missing]

George B. Robertson
(Yreka)
Democratic January 5, 1891 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1890.
[data missing]

Thomas L. Duffy
(Crescent City)
Democratic January 2, 1893 –
January 7, 1895
Elected in 1892.
[data missing]

Eugene S. Tomblin
(Redding)
Republican January 7, 1895 –
January 4, 1897
Elected in 1894.
[data missing]

W. S. Strain
(Bolinas)
Republican January 4, 1897 –
January 2, 1899
Elected in 1896.
[data missing]

C. B. Jilson
(Napa)
Republican January 2, 1899 –
January 5, 1901
Elected in 1898.
[data missing]

T. J. T. Berry
(Crescent City)
Republican January 5, 1901 –
January 5, 1903
Elected in 1900.
[data missing]

Clarence W. Leininger
(Weaverville)
Republican January 5, 1903 –
January 2, 1905
Elected in 1902.
[data missing]

James L. Coyle
(Trinity Center)
Republican January 2, 1905 –
January 7, 1907
Elected in 1904.
[data missing]
Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity

T. J. T. Berry
(Crescent City)
Republican January 7, 1907 –
January 4, 1909
Elected in 1906.
[data missing]

Kenneth C. Gillis
(Yreka)
Democratic January 4, 1909 –
January 2, 1911
Elected in 1908.
[data missing]

George E. Malone
(Dunsmuir)
Republican January 2, 1911 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1910.
[data missing]

William B. Shearer
(Yreka)
Democratic January 6, 1913 –
January 4, 1915
Elected in 1912.
Retired to become a State Senator.
Del Norte, Siskiyou

H. B. Ream
(Sisson)
Democratic January 4, 1915 –
January 8, 1923
Elected in 1914.
[data missing]

G. H. Douglas
(Crescent City)
Republican January 8, 1923 –
March 7, 1923
Elected in 1922.
Died.

J. J. Murphy
(Weed)
Republican January 5, 1925 –
January 7, 1929
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
[data missing]

Henry M. McGuinness
(Dunsmuir)
Republican January 7, 1929 –
January 5, 1931
Elected in 1928.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.

Robert F. Fisher
(Carlotta)
Republican January 5, 1931 –
January 2, 1933
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1930.
[data missing]
Del Norte, Humboldt

Michael J. Burns
(Eureka)
Republican January 2, 1933 –
January 3, 1949
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Retired to become a State Senator.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino

Arthur W. Way
(Eureka)
Republican January 3, 1949 –
November 18, 1949
Elected to finish Burns's term.
Resigned to become a State Senator.
Vacant November 18, 1949 –
January 8, 1951

Frank P. Belotti
(Eureka)
Republican January 8, 1951 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino

Pauline Davis
(Portola)
Democratic January 2, 1967 –
November 30, 1976
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
Plumas, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta,
Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Humboldt
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

Stan Statham
(Chico)
Republican December 6, 1976 –
November 30, 1992
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.

Dan Hauser
(Arcata)
Democratic December 7, 1992 –
November 30, 1996
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma

Virginia Strom-Martin
(Duncans Mills)
Democratic December 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2002
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Termed out.

Patty Berg
(Eureka)
Democratic December 2, 2002 –
November 30, 2008
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Termed out.
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity

Wesley Chesbro
(Arcata)
Democratic December 1, 2008 –
November 30, 2012
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Termed out.

Brian Dahle
(Bieber)
Republican December 3, 2012 –
June 12, 2019
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Resigned to become a State Senator.
Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer,
Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou
Vacant June 12, 2019 –
November 12, 2019

Megan Dahle
(Bieber)
Republican November 12, 2019 –
present
Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retiring to run for State Senate.

Election results

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2020

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2020 California State Assembly election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Megan Dahle (incumbent) 83,874 51.0%
Democratic Elizabeth L. Betancourt 64,932 39.5%
No party preference PK "Paul" Dhanuka 15,629 9.5%
Total votes 164,435 100.0%
General election
Republican Megan Dahle (incumbent) 146,902 58.9%
Democratic Elizabeth L. Betancourt 102,541 41.1%
Total votes 249,443 100%
Republican hold

2019 (special)

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California State Assembly District 1 special election, 2019
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Betancourt 27,786 39.1
Republican Megan Dahle 25,669 36.2
Republican Patrick Henry Jones 12,298 17.3
Republican Joe Turner 3,943 5.6
Republican Lane Rickard 1,305 1.8
Total votes 71,001 100.0
General election
Republican Megan Dahle 59,991 57.3
Democratic Elizabeth Betancourt 44,618 42.7
Total votes 104,609 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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California State Assembly election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 82,916 64.1
Democratic Caleen Sisk 30,902 23.9
Democratic Peter Van Peborgh 11,446 8.9
No party preference Jenny O'Connell-Nowain 3,987 3.1
No party preference Jerome B.C. Venus (write-in) 9 0.0
Total votes 129,260 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 125,227 63.0
Democratic Caleen Sisk 73,449 37.0
Total votes 198,676 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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California State Assembly election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 103,500 99.6
Libertarian Donn Coenen (write-in) 446 0.4
Total votes 103,946 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 148,657 73.8
Libertarian Donn Coenen 52,871 26.2
Total votes 201,528 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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California State Assembly election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 65,466 69.5
Democratic Brigham Sawyer Smith 28,688 30.5
Total votes 94,154 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Dahle (incumbent) 104,103 70.2
Democratic Brigham Sawyer Smith 44,119 29.8
Total votes 148,222 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Dahle 41,384 34.2
Republican Rick Bosetti 34,457 28.5
Democratic Robert Meacher 31,120 25.8
Green David Edwards 7,381 6.1
Libertarian Charley Hooper 6,503 5.4
Total votes 120,845 100.0
General election
Republican Brian Dahle 116,098 65.6
Republican Rick Bosetti 60,920 34.4
Total votes 177,018 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

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2010 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro (incumbent) 98,250 61.6
Republican Karen Brooks 61,414 38.4
Total votes 159,664 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley Chesbro 137,777 70.78
Republican Jim Pell 56,870 29.22
Total votes 194,647 100.00
Turnout   77.39
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Berg (incumbent) 99,626 64.74
Republican Ray Tyrone 47,196 30.67
Libertarian Thomas Reed 7,011 4.56
Independent Robert Parker (write-in) 51 0.03
Total votes 153,884 100.00
Turnout   66.32
Democratic hold

2004

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2004 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Berg (incumbent) 120,157 61.44
Republican Ray Tyrone 64,587 33.03
Libertarian Ken Anton 10,817 5.53
Total votes 195,561 100.00
Democratic hold

2002

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2002 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Berg 59,112 49.61
Republican Robert K. "Bob" Brown 49,215 41.31
Green Doug Riley Thron 10,817 9.08
Invalid or blank votes 6,906 5.48
Total votes 126,050 100.00
Democratic hold

2000

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2000 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent) 108,184 64.50
Republican Michael Lampson 51,753 30.85
Libertarian Joshua Gilleo 7,800 4.65
Invalid or blank votes 9,513 5.37
Total votes 177,250 100.00
Democratic hold

1998

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1998 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Virginia Strom-Martin (incumbent) 87,403 61.72
Republican Sam Crump 47,662 33.66
Peace and Freedom Pamela Elizondo 6,536 4.62
Invalid or blank votes 7,797 5.22
Total votes 149,398 100.00
Democratic hold

1996

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1996 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Virginia Strom-Martin 87,800 52.87
Republican Margie Handley 69,917 42.10
Natural Law Harry K. Wrench III 8,341 5.02
Invalid or blank votes 6,681 3.87
Total votes 172,739 100.00
Democratic hold

1994

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1994 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Hauser (incumbent) 87,749 61.27
Republican John Baird 48,148 33.62
Libertarian Charles J. Harris 7,310 5.10
Invalid or blank votes 9,986 6.52
Total votes 153,193 100.00
Democratic hold

1992

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1992 California State Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Hauser (incumbent) 102,093 57.19
Republican Anna L. Sparks 61,623 34.52
Green Margene McGee 10,151 5.69
Peace and Freedom Pamela Elizondo 4,643 2.60
Invalid or blank votes 7,639 4.10
Total votes 186,149 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census Bureau Tables".
  2. ^ "Legislative Districts in California". gis.data.ca.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Governor results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
  4. ^ "Senate Results" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. 2018.
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